The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-03-26
News of the Week.


Florida and Southeast Georgia.
A case was tried last week in Fayette county, |
Ohio, in which the plaintiff and defendant and
fifteen witnesses were all deaf mutes.
Six more of the "Bald Knobbers'' of
ed, and % of the gang are now in Ozark jail
Concord, N. H., is still enjoying sleighing
that has lasted nearly 40 consecutive DAYS
Snow in dooryards there lies from six to
eight feet deep.
An earthquake was felt at Summeryille,
South Carolina, last Friday evening at 6
O. clock. The shock was the severest felt
there for two months.
The snow in Western Connecticut is report.
ed to be from 16 inches to two feet Deep
There is drift from Boston Corners to Mount
Riga, over mile long, and from 10 to %
feet deep.
A case of smallpox appeared in Los An
geles, California, month ago, and since then
there have been 46 cases, but no deaths
Most of the cases have been the mildest type
of varioloid.
The contract for the construction of the
Missouri Central Railroad, which is to run
between St. Louis and Kansas City has been
signed, and ground will be broken and the
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Clinedist & Bodwell, carriage manufacture
ers of Staunton, Virginia, are reported to have
absconded, leaving between twenty five and
thirty thousand dollars of debts, large part
of which is represented by forged notes.
While three quarrymen were drilling in a.
hole which contained dynamite cartridge,
near Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Saturday,
the cartridge exploded and two Of the men
were killed, thI third being dangerously
injured.
The boarding house of Bond & Clancy,
two-sto'y frame building, at the Colby mine,
at Bessemer, Michigan, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday morning at four o'clock. Twelve
men persisted in the flames, and several others
were severely injured.
William I. Bailey, of Delaware county,
Ind, has been discharged from an insane
asylum, after an incarceration of 20 years,
brought about, it is alleged, bya man who had
himself appointed guardian for Bailey, and
who squandered his estate. The guardian
lately died.
While the French portion of the Salvation
Army were holding meeting in a school
house in Quebec, on Tuesday night, some
person threw bomb through window. The
front of the bulldog was wrecked by the ex
plosion, and two or three persons were
severely injured
Henry Bonneau, a Frenchman, of New
Bedford, Mass, claims to be 103 years old.
He was born in the Province of Quebec. His
oldest child, if he had lived, would be about
so years old. He lives with son, and four
generations are represented under this roof
Mr.. Bonneau is still active.
1t is reported from Ozark. Kansas, that
Judge Hale, of the Christian County Court,
has received a written request which is almost
a peremptory demand, signed by numerous
prominent citizens, to resign, as he is accused
of being a member of the Bald Knobbers, and
of having induced others to join the organiza-
ton.
The President has appointed the following
Interstate Commerce Commissioners: Thorn
as NJ. Cooley, of Michigan. for the term of
six years; William R. Morrison, of Illinois,
for five years: Augustus Schoonmaker, of
New York, four years; Aldace 4. Walker, of
Vermont, three years, and Walter A, Bragg,
of Alabama, two years,
Near White Bread Hill, in the Indian Ter
ritory, last week, man named Foster fired
several shots at a mouse which appeared in a
corner of his log cabin where stood a can of
powder. One of the shots struck the can and
Exploded the powder. One of Fosters chill
dren was killed and another MORALLY injured,
while Foster and his wife sustained severe in
iuries.
The prints of peculiarly arranged teeth were
found in some cheese that was found in a
house in Jersey City after burglars visited it
last week. Partly on suspicion colored
man was afterward arrested and ordered to
bite piece of cheese. The marks left by his
teeth on the cheese were the same as those on
! the remnant found in the house after the burg
larry, and he was committed for trial.
The fire on the Assembly Grounds at Chau.
tauqua, New York, early Monday morning,
destroyed 60 buildings, including the Eckert,
Paarkhurst, Alling and other boarding houses.
/ The fire started in Ahe -Cs-sis - Cottage. -oa
Simpson avenue, and was caused by defec-
tive hue. Thirty-six buildings on Simpson
avenue, "a on Summerfield avenue, six on
Terrace avenue and three on Hedding avenue
were destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$4,000.
The special Grand Jury at Chicago on Mon
day morning returned ten additional indict
mens against present and ex-members of the
Cook County Board of Commissioners for
frauds against the county. The list includes
all the officials connected with the manage.
ment of the Cook county finances whose
names have been connected with the giving of
County Treasury. Fifteen indictments in all
have already been returned in connection with
the county ring frauds.
The floods in Dakota Continue. All at
tempts to dslodge the ice gorge above Mandan
have proved futile. and telegraphic communi
cation with that place has been cut off, All
the lowlands between Mandan and Bismarck
were flooded the first of the week, and the
Boston syndicate property, including a -four
ing mill and some fifty residences, elevator
shops and everything south Of the track, was
submerged. AT Pierre the river was higher
than at any time since 1881, and at Shutdown
people were seen flying to the bluffs at Fort
Pierre, on the opposite side.
D. n. Bush, Army Paymaster, was robbed
of $500 at Antelope Springs. Wyoming, a
few days ago, 1t appears that Major Bush was
en- route to Fort Mckinney to pay off the
troops there, and stopped at Antelope SPRING.
to eat his dinner, leaving his valise containing
the money in the coach, which stood few
steps from the building and in plain view of
the Major and his escort. As they sat at the
table, during the meal. stranger, who was
present when the stage came, ran to the ve-
hicle, seized the valise, jumped on horse
standing near and was off, like the wind. He
was pursued, bHt escaped. He is known to
be cowboy named Parker.
Two weeks ago, Walter Ridgeley, a wealthy
farmer, living near Texarkana, Arkansas,
shot and killed two ferrymen who were trying
TO force eyorbitant charges out of st. Louis
drummer for putting him across the river.
Ridgeley took the drummer's part. The fer
rymen insulted him for this and attempted TO
draw their weapons, when Ridgeley shot them
both dead. Upon examination Ridgeley was
discharged. In revenge; brother of one of
the men killed, and an uncle of the other, at
tempted to assassinate Ridgeley as he was rid
ing home last Friday night, and shot his horse
from under him. He fell and they approach.
ed, when he shot both of them dead.
The rain, sleet and snow storm of Monday
night and Tuesday prevailed over wide
reach of country. The storm was reported as
being experienced at Boston, Albany, New
York, Buffalo, Cleyeland, and other points.
Communication by telegraph with the West
was almost entirely cut off, and no advices
were received during Tuesday from Chicago,
Detroit, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Cleveland,
Toledo, Louisville and indianapolis. South
of Washington there was also temporary
suspension of telegraphic business. A tele-
gram from Shenandoah, Penna., says twelve
inches of snow fell there Tuesday. The storm
was the seveIest of the year; all trains were
delayed from half al hour to two hours, and
nearly all the collieries in the region were
compelled to suspend operations. Fifteen